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-ան- ան- Armenian Etymology From hy axm -ան, from hy xcl -ան. Pronunciation Suffix suffix forming nouns and adjectives hy instrument-suffixinstrument-suffix hy խցան cork 1 Derived terms hy Middle Armenian Etymology From axm xcl -ան. Suffix axm suffix forming nouns and adjectives Derived terms axm Descendants hy -ան Old Armenian Etymology 1 Probably a contamination of the xcl ira suffix und *-ān(a)- with the xcl ine-pro *-nós, ine-pro *-nā- suffix added to the stem vowel *-ā/ə-. Suffix xcl suffix forming nouns and adjectives xcl instrument-suffixinstrument-suffix xcl տոփան rammer 1 Derived terms xcl Descendants axm -ան References -ան Etymology 2 From the xcl ira-mid pluralization suffix und *-ān, found in Parthian, Middle Persian and Modern Persian. Compare also xcl -անի. Suffix xcl suffix xcl collectivecollective suffix xcl իշան donkeys 1 xcl ձիան horses 1 Derived terms xcl -ան (collective) Descendants hy -անք collective References -ան Etymology 3 From xcl ine-pro *-n̥to, the third-person plural past indicative middle ending of verbs. The xcl -ա- of this form is thought to have spread throughout other persons and numbers of the aorist mediopassive indicative paradigm. Suffix xcl suffix inflectional suffixes xcl aoristthird-person plural aorist mediopassive indicative ending of verbs xcl նստ-ան they sat 1 xcl հայեց-ան they looked 1 See also xcl -ւ aorist References II 392